OWINGS MILLS, Md.–The National Kidney Foundation Serving Maryland and Delaware will provide outreach and education at Health Matters: A Health Education and Resource Fair, taking place Sunday, Oct.29, from 9:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at Beth Israel Congregation (3706 Crondall Lane, Owings Mills, Md. 21117).
As part of its mission of early detection and early intervention, the Foundation will explain why the kidneys are important, discuss risk factors for kidney disease and give recommendations for protecting the kidneys.
Although 30 million people are estimated to have Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), 96 percent of those with early kidney disease (stages 1 and 2) don’t even know they have CKD. In fact, 25 percent of the 1,170 people screened in 2016 by NKF in Maryland and Delaware demonstrated significant results.
Risk factors for kidney disease include diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity and family history of kidney failure.
“Overall, CKD affects 15 percent of the U.S. adult population,” said Pattie Dash, executive director of the National Kidney Foundation Serving Maryland and Delaware. “It is imperative we try to reduce these numbers through community outreach events like this health fair at Beth Israel.”
Admission to the health fair is free, but pre-registration is requested at tinyurl.com/BIHealthFair. For details about NKF’s free outreach events, kidney screenings and kidney health risk assessments in Maryland and Delaware, visit www.kidneymd.org or call 410.494.8545 to speak with associate executive director, Jessica Quintilian.
About NKF
The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is the largest, most comprehensive and longstanding organization dedicated to the awareness, prevention and treatment of kidney disease. For more information, visit www.kidney.org.
